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I'm an animal person. We've had cats, dogs, birds, mice, hamsters, a house rabbit, and a snake. It's cool to interact with other kinds of minds, and they all have pros and cons as pets.
It seems like a lot of people who are firmly in one camp or another really insist that animals interact in a particular way. Sometimes that's just because their lifestyle doesn't allow for a different way (e.g., "I don't like dogs because they're too needy and I can't handle that level of responsibility right now"), but it seems like other people just think animals should be a particular way, and that leaves me cold.
What is it like owning a hamster? I'm a single person who loves alone and idk how I'd fair leaving something like a dog alone all day. Been curious about something simple like a hamster. Also, could they be left alone for a day or two like a cat if you have the right type of feeder/water setup?
We had mixed results with hamsters. Yes, they can be left alone for a while if you set their environment up right. The biggest problem with them is that they're nocturnal, so they want to sleep during the day and run around on their wheel and stuff all night. They only live two or three years.